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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1937

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Teacher Electrocuted Defective Portable Light Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 10

Another electricity fatality occurred at Campsie to-night when John Rowlands aged 29 years school teacher, of Murwillmbah, was killed while…

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Fire Causes Panic School Disaster in Japan

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 15

450 persons stampeded when a fire broke out in a village primary school during the showing of a news reel in the village of Miuanitomita,…

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District News Grong Grong School Break-up Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 5

The dance held in connection with the Grong Grong Public School's break-up function was a big success. There was a large crowd present…

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District News Darlington Point School Prize-giving Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 4

A number of parents and residents gathered at the Darlington Point Public School on Wednesday afternoon, 15th December, for the annual…

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St. Thomas' Sunday School Break-up Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, in the Parish Hall, the annual prize-giving function in connection with St. Thomas' Church of England Sunday…

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Colinroobie Public School Annual Prize Distribution

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

On Wednesday evening of last week the annual break-up function and prize distribution was held in the Colinroobie Hall, the hall being…

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Better Conditions for Student Teachers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) announced to-day that the Government had decided to improve the conditions under which…

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Apostles Yard Bridge School Christmas Tree and Concert

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

ON Wednesday evening of last week the above school held its Christmas Tree, prize giving and an entertainment by the pupils at the…

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Mission School Raided Peiping

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1937 · page 4

Japanese soldiers raided the Anglican mission school, breaking into the house of the headmaster, Dr. Timothy Lin, a Chinese who was educated at…

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School Note

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1937 · page 8

"I wish Savonarola had been [?] Spanlard." "Why?" "Well, that's what he was on my…

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Technical School Site

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1937 · page 4

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond): "I wish to advise you that…

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District Teachers' Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1937 · page 2

Among the transfers and appointments announced by the Education Department on Tuesday are: Mr. J. Toona, Cowra to Yenda; Mr. C…

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